Fastener for metal lath.



G. A. SAGENDORPH. FASTENER FOR METAL LATH.

Patented July 22, 1913.

UNITED STATES I GEORGE A. SAGENDORPH, OF

' FASTENER FOR METAL LATH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

Patented July 191 3.

Application filed October 19, 1911. Serial No. 655,632.

'1 b all whom it may concern lie it known that I, GEORGE A. b ankinoouen. of .Brookline, in the County of Nor folk and State of ll 'lassachusetts, have in rented a new and useful Improvement in l astencrs for Metal Laeth, of which the following is a specification, referenoe being bad to the aeeompanying drawings, formmg part thereof.

This invention has reference to improvements in devices for securing metal lather similar structures to sheet metal studs of various kinds.

The object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal stud or frame with a' simple an-l etlicient fastening device by meansv of which metal .lath onmetal plates may be secured to sa d vstud or frame.

The inceneion consists in the combina tion with a sheet metal stud or frame of the novel fastt'rng member extending throngh a perforation in said stud or frame and having a bent terminal by which both sur faces of the stud or frame are graeped.

The invention also (Insists in such other novel features of construction and combinalltll of parts as shall hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1, represents a front view of portions of two studs or frames fn'ovided with the new fastema' and a piece of metal lath se'cured to such st ads or frames by such fas teners. Fig. 2. represents a cross sectional view ct an open center metallic stud provided with the new fastener. Fig. 3. repre ents a similar vie-w of a wall stud showing the new fastener attached thereto.

Similar numerals of reference designate corieswmling Ilill'lR throughout.

in carrying this invention into practice. I latte a sheet metal stud or frame 5 having one or more plates or lips (l. t to whieh the metal lath or similar structure A is intended eventually to be secured. and I provide said member H. at vsuitable intervals with pairs of perforations T. 7 whereby the web 8 is f rined within the area of the plate. lip or member (l. l next take the lath fastener madt o!" bendable wire and having the parallel ll| !tl l(l.- 9 and H. comucted bv the integral re. member 10.

memh-m i first p:---'ed through one of a V li E t' perforati ns T. T and. nltiaiat-dv the e i the mem er 11 is passed through the :ulnr of the pair of said perforations The end of the;

and the cross member 9 is brought to bear against the back of web of'the stud plat e-r lip (l, as shown in full lines at'the right, hand side ofFig. 2, the member 11 is now bent down toward the member 9 until said 6t} member 11 bears against the web 8 as indicated in dotted lines at the right hand side of said Fig. 2, and shown elsewhere in the drawings in full lines. As the distance be tween the members 9 and 11 is such that (35 these members fit closely ugainat the web .Q of metal between the perforations T, T the lwnoing of the member 11 toward the member 5) tends to draw the base portions of member 9 against the edge of its perforation 7t) 7 so that'those portions of the members 1 and 1! which extend through the pair cf perforat ims 7. 7 are intimately ,engzured with the'edgcs of said pair of perforations.

or with the edge of the web 8 and the result of the continued bending downward of nu-mhrr 11. until its end touGhes or approximately touches the member 9 is to clamp the wcb H f material. formed between the perforations T. 1' between said members '10 and ll whereby the base portion of thrmem er 9 is rigidly secured to the plate or tip l3. and the main portion of member 9 stands out ward.

In Fig. 3 the wall stud has the plate or 'memher (3 furnished with the pair of gar forations 7 7'. whereby the web 8 of m terial is formed therebet ween. the fastener being of the same construct-ion and secur d in the same manner as that described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawinsf.

Studs or frames having fasteners t-cnr thereto as above described are placed in position and metal lath or l'natcr al having? openings to receive the outstanding members t) of the f: tening (l(\'i(e. is placed against said studs the members cxtendinu through the holes in said material. The e extending portion of the lllt'lll ltl\ 9 fl are I then bent down toward the lath or m atcria tls shown in Fig. l and thm secure mid material in place.

The studs or frames are, in rn'aci ce. of heet steel and are comparativelv hard. while the bendable wir fastening: which are t attach the metal lath to the aid studs or frames arc. in m'actice. -omparativrlv ft. eing prefera lv cf malleable ir hat thev can be readily attach d at ourend. 1 as shown, to the said etuds or ftlltllt. and

can be easily bent over to secure the metal lath in place without straining or distorting thesaid studs or frames. M I

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure byLetteis Patent.

A metal lath supporting and fastening device consisting of a sheet metal stud or, frame, of relatively hard metal and having pairs of perforationsbr spaced openings, said stud or frame being provided with fastening wires of relatively, soft metal, said fastening wires each comprising a U-shaped end portion the arms of the U passing through a pair of said spaced openings, and one arm of said U being bent against the stud or frame, whereby said Wires are ea attached at one end to said stud or frame H GEORGE A. SAGENDORPH.

Witnesses:

. HENRY J. MILLER,

M. F. MCKAY.

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' Washington, D. C. 

